Recent Federal Bills

Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.

would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps.

would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas.

would require NRC to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

would provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities.

would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate.

would authorize federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean acidification.

would authorize the president to reestablish the Civilian Conservation Corps.

would authorize NOAA to establish a climate change education program.

would require EPA  to promulgate regulations to establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, and to address the growing problem of marine debris.

would amend the CWA to provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to states in the Great Lakes system.